3.0.0 6835 2023-01-11T13:41:32Z 2023-01-11T13:41:32Z House HR 2018-09-17 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 154 (Monday, September 17, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. UPTON:H.R. 6835.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the U.S. Constitution grantsCongress the power to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties,Imposts, and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for thecommon defense and general Welfare of the United States.[Page H8732]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-09-17T17:00:43Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-09-17T17:00:38Z PFAS Accountability Act of 2018 115 3381 S 2018-08-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2018-09-17 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2018-09-17 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2018-09-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-09-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress U000031 Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 N D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 2018-09-17 True W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 2018-09-17 True K000380 Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] Daniel Kildee D MI T. 5 2018-09-17 True B001301 Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] Jack Bergman R MI 1 2018-09-26 False C001106 Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] Ryan Costello R PA A. 6 2018-09-26 False B001293 Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] Mike Bishop R MI 8 2018-10-05 False P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2018-10-23 False H001058 Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2] Bill Huizenga R MI 2 2018-11-02 False Environmental Protection Congressional oversight Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Government buildings, facilities, and property Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Intergovernmental relations Pollution liability Soil pollution State and local government operations Water quality Water use and supply Environmental Protection 00 2018-09-17 Introduced in House 2019-08-06T20:21:04Z PFAS Federal Facility Accountability Act of 2018

This bill requires the federal government, on the request of a state, to cooperate with the state to address drinking water, surface water, ground water, sediment, or soil contaminated from a perfluorinated compound released from a federal facility or a former federal facility. A perfluorinated compound means a perfluoroalkyl substance, or a polyfluoroalkyl substance, that is man made and contains at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.

Within a year, the Environmental Protection Agency must determine whether to designate perfluorinated compounds as hazardous substances.

]]> PFAS Federal Facility Accountability Act of 2018 Display Title PFAS Federal Facility Accountability Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To encourage Federal agencies to enter into or amend cooperative agreements with States for removal and remedial actions to address PFAS contamination in drinking water, surface water, ground water, sediment, and soil, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced PFAS Federal Facility Accountability Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6835ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6835ih.xml 2018-09-17 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.